Thursday, November 27, 2008

Kawah Putih







Kawah Putih is a striking crater lake and tourist spot in a volcanic crater about 50 km south of Bandung in West Java in Indonesia.


Kawah Putih lake (7.10° S 107.24° E) is one of the two craters which make up Mount Patuha, an andesiticstratovolcano (a "composite" volcano). Mt Patuha is one of numerous volcanoes in Java. The lake itself is 2,430 meters above sea level so the local climate is often quite chilly (temperatures are frequently around 10 degrees celsius). Kawah Putih is a sizeable acid lake which changes colour from bluish to whitish green, or brown, depending on the concentration of sulfur and the temperature. The sand and rocks surrounding the lake have been also washed into whitish colours by the vapours from the lake.


The surrounding area is heavily forested. There is a pathway down to the lake which is surrounded by the high walls of the crater nestling into the side of Mt Patuha. The smell of sulfur is strong because there is a good deal of steam and sulfurous gas bubbling from the lake. Animals and birds which may be spotted include eagles, owls, monkeys, mouse deer, and forest pigs. Panthers, leopards and pythons have also sometimes been seen in the nearby forest.


Access is gained from the left of the main road travelling south by entering the park and proceeding along a 5 km access road. The turnoff from the main road is hard to miss: there is a large signboard to the left of the main road and a prominent entry gate.
The main road is the busy road south from Bandung through the town of Soreang, the capital of the Bandung District, continuing down through the crowded Pasir Jambu township. Minibuses ply the route southwards from Bandung and, depending on traffic, can take up to two hours to reach the entrance to the Kawah Putih area. There are many thousands of small market-crop farmers in the fertile valley to the south of Bandung which leads up towards the Kawah Putih area. Local food-crops grown include a wide range of fruits and vegetables. A strawberry industry is well-established in the area and many strawberry farms have fruit for sale along the side of the highway.

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Malam (2)


MALAM(1)
jika itu yang kau minta
akan kupetik bintang
sebagai tanda jawaban

MALAM(2)
dalam remang-remang
masih adakah cahaya tersisa
untuk membaca kembali
cerita diantara kita

Friday, November 7, 2008

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